Photos: Bizarre apartment-top villa in Beijing, China

August 13, 2013

This Aug. 12, 2013 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows a residential building with a rocky style villa on its roof, in Haidian District of Beijing, China. Beijing authorities are planning to demolish the bizarre rooftop villa embedded in rocks, trees and bushes that allegedly was built illegally atop a 26-story apartment block in the capital. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Luo Xiaoguang) ( China Rooftop Villa )

This Aug. 12, 2013 photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows a residential building with a rocky style villa on its roof, in Haidian District of Beijing, China. Beijing authorities are planning to demolish a bizarre rooftop villa embedded in rocks, trees and bushes that allegedly was built illegally atop a 26-story apartment block in the capital. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Luo Xiaoguang) ( China Rooftop Villa )

A rooftop apartment surrounded by imitation rocks that is the subject of controversy after it was declared illegal in Beijing on August 13, 2013. An eccentric Beijing resident has built a huge house among what looks like a pile of rocks dotted with trees on top of a 26-storey apartment block in the capital. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 522056908 )

A man looks at a roof top villa with binoculars from an overhead bridge in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Beijing authorities are planning to demolish the bizarre rooftop villa embedded in rocks, trees and bushes that allegedly was built illegally atop a 26-story apartment block in the capital. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ( APTOPIX China Rooftop Villa )

A rooftop villa complete with rocks and flora built on top of a high rise residential building stands near a park in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013. Beijing authorities are planning to demolish the bizarre rooftop villa embedded in rocks, trees and bushes that allegedly was built illegally atop a 26-story apartment block in the capital.(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ( China Rooftop Villa )

A rooftop apartment surrounded by imitation rocks that is the subject of controversy after it was declared illegal in Beijing on August 13, 2013. An eccentric Beijing resident has built a huge house among what looks like a pile of rocks dotted with trees on top of a 26-storey apartment block in the capital. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 522057260 )

A rooftop apartment surrounded by imitation rocks that is the subject of controversy after it was declared illegal in Beijing is pictured on August 13, 2013. An eccentric Beijing resident has built a huge house among what looks like a pile of rocks dotted with trees on top of a 26-storey apartment block in the capital. Neighbours have complained about China's latest architectural oddity, which covers more than 1,000 square metres (10,000 square feet), saying they fear it could cause the structure to collapse on top of them. MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images ( 522055488 )